Horror

Things Heard & Seen

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United States of America

English

Amanda Seyfried

James Norton

Natalia Dyer

Alex Neustaedter

Rhea Seehorn

Michael O'Keefe

Karen Allen

Jack Gore

F. Murray Abraham

James Urbaniak

Ana Sophia Heger

Charlotte Maier

Kristin Griffith

Ben Graney

Molly Jobe

Joey Auzenne

Kelcy Griffin

Cotter Smith

Dan Daily

Maureen Young

Melinda Tanner

Emily Dorsch

Alison Smith

Marion McCorry

Peter Grosz

Brian Corrigan

Jill Dalton

Peter Von Berg

Dawn McGee

Polly Lee

James Hindman

Lewis Payton, Jr.

Olivia Boreham-Wing

Michelle Brown

Joe Lanza

John Rue

Norman Aaronson

Lindsay Gelfand

Martha Melendez

Stephanie Barr

Louise Ford

Stephen Lippross

Rori Bergman

Kendall Anderson

Andrew Mondshein

Peter Pastorelli

Lester Cohen

April Napier

Rich Krusell

Jonathan Mosca

Betsy Reyes

Jeanne McCarthy

Larry Smith

Lori Grabowski

Simon Brown

Valerie Velez

Brad Robinson

Johann Kunz

Timothy Bird

Stewart Cantrell

Aileen Taylor

Anna Kooris

A.J. Desimone

Kerrie Smith

Heather Levenstone

Manny Siverio

Chris Barnes

Alethea McElroy

Seth Coleman

Ethan June

Jeffrey Penman

Jerry Stein

Ben Spaner

Shari Springer Berman

Robert Pulcini

Anthony Bregman

Peter Cron

Elizabeth Brundage

Stefanie Azpiazu

Ashley Pynn

Shepherd Ahlers

Julie Cohen

Mark Amicucci

Manuel São Bento

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Horror is definitely one of my favorite genres. I find this type of film extremely impactful when done right. From sleepless nights to unforgettable images, I can never get enough of horror. However, just like every other popular genre, it reached a point where studios care more about building franchises set on formulaic screenplays than actually delivering original, creative, unique stories. Netflix isn't known for exceptional horror content, so I was skeptical going into this movie.

Things Heard & Seen may hold a generic premise, but Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini are able to add enough substance to make it interesting. Amanda Seyfried (Mank) and James Norton (Little Women) offer two remarkable performances, portraying two distinct characters that somehow ended up together. Both have their own flaws, but the husband is depicted in such a negative manner that it becomes challenging to follow someone so despicable. The main narrative offers a slight twist on the usual ghost story, making it more than just a creepy jumpscare festival, as well as possessing a particularly violent scene that's no short of surprising.

Despite the suspenseful atmosphere, the slow pacing drags an overlong film that unfortunately features an underwhelming ending. The beginning of the third act reaches the peak of excitement, boasting attention-grabbing character decisions that will surely raise the entertainment value. Sadly, the mix of feminist themes with the supernatural narrative is far from getting the right balance, ending as yet another horror flick that had everything to be much, much better.

Rating: B-

Kamurai

Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.

I'll be honest, I was a little tired when I watched it, but I had a good time.

This is a good movie that I feel could have been a great movie, but I feel like its concept causes a distraction from it's own story.

The movie does some clever things that make it a little hard to not spoil it, but giving the main character debilitations doesn't automatically make her more sympathetic.  I'm sure it makes her more relatable to certain audience and even more realistic a person, as a lot of her characteristics are the result of an unhappy relationship, but it doesn't really drive the story on its own.

Once the momentum of the story, the house, and the characters start to build, the movie really becomes something else.  There seems to be a new trend in movie making, that this story shares, where the story ends and a new story begins.  Its not quite the same as having a 4th act or having 2 3-act stories.  It's close to having a short sequel in the same movie, and that's definitely what it feels like.

This gets a lot of points for being interesting and having a great cast and delivery, but it's just not..."great" as a whole.

Things Heard & Seen starring Amanda Seyfried | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Natalia Dyer

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